The prince wanted to die, and the doctor raised her hand and slapped him

"All the officials present are above the third rank, and Zhong Xi is the fourth rank."

Su Yinyue understood that Zhong Xi was not invited.

In the hall, the Queen's brother stood up and spoke in a relaxed tone, "Today, a phoenix has arrived, which perfectly reflects the Queen's majestic presence in the world."

Just at this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.

"emperor!"

The guard who reported the news was stopped at the door by the eunuch, and had no choice but to go up to the eunuch and whisper.

The Queen's brother frowned, and the displeasure of being disturbed on his face quickly disappeared when he looked at the Queen again. "Those rumors among the people were just deliberately spread by a villain. I will catch this villain as soon as possible and prevent Your Majesty from being slandered again."

The queen smiled her first genuine smile of the day, "You are thoughtful."

The two men smiled at each other, raised their glasses to gesture, and were about to drink.

"emperor!"

After hearing the guard's report, the eunuch was horrified and hurried inside. "Anshun Prefecture killed the newly appointed prefect and shouted to kill the evil queen and purge the emperor's side. It's a rebellion!"

what?

Everyone was shocked.

Su Yinyue was surprised, and wondered why there were rebels at every palace banquet. Was there some kind of curse?

"boom!"

Amid the dead silence, there was a sudden sound of a wine glass hitting the table above the imperial desk.

Following the direction of the voice, the queen had a pale face and raised her empty hands, with no smile on her face anymore.

Someone really caused trouble in her name!

After days of anxiety, the execution finally came. The queen's body went limp and she collapsed on the throne.

Can she still wash away the stigma and stop the world from gossiping?

Will the stain of the witch queen follow her into the grave, forever unable to get rid of?

The queen was shrouded in fear and sadness, muttering to herself, "How could this happen? I didn't do anything..."

The fall of the wine glass seemed to turn on a switch, and the ministers in the hall immediately started arguing, which attracted the attention of Emperor Mingde.

The Queen's brother was the first to question, "After Anshun Prefecture followed Zhang San in surrendering, the Emperor repeatedly issued edicts to provide relief and money and food, so why did they rebel again?"

The eunuch who delivered the message had sympathy in his eyes. "The imperial edict for disaster relief money and grain was sent to Anshun Prefecture, but the Ministry of Revenue had no money. After discussing with the Sino-Agricultural Temple, they decided to wait until the autumn harvest was over before providing disaster relief together."

The Minister of Revenue was worried that Emperor Mingde would blame him, so he stood up and accused him, "In autumn, the grass and trees are lush, and there are pheasants and rabbits on the mountain. Why can't we just catch two and eat them?"

"The imperial court has its own difficulties. Why can't they put themselves in our shoes? Do they really want us to feed them? It's really unreasonable."

Su Yinyue just found it funny. During famine times, people could dig out grass roots and tree barks to eat, so what about pheasants and rabbits?

There is not a single mouse or bug!

"That's right." The Minister of Agriculture stood up and said, "The people are ignorant and only care about their immediate interests. They are jumping back and forth, and they must be seeking greater benefits. The court must not give in again this time!"

"Openly defying the imperial edict, going back on one's word and betraying morality, these unruly people should be killed!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch who delivered the message immediately remembered that it was Emperor Mingde who agreed to postpone disaster relief, and that his words seemed to be blaming the emperor, so he quickly added.

"It is said that the one leading the troops is Zhang Si, the younger brother of General Zhongwu. General Zhongwu died in Yunzhou. I think he came here to seek revenge."

"It was Yunzhou Jin Chengzong who killed Zhang San, not us!" The Minister of Personnel said excitedly, "Besides, Zhang San failed to persuade people to surrender, so he deserved to die!"

General Ma Tao walked into the hall and knelt on one knee, "Your Majesty, I request your permission to immediately dispatch troops to Anshun Prefecture and suppress it with thunder!"

The Minister of Revenue said with a bitter face, "The treasury is empty and we can't pay money and food. How can we send troops?"

Ma Tao's saliva was about to spray on the face of the Minister of Revenue, "The treasury is empty, you, the Ministry of Revenue, should find a way!"

"Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet..."

The eunuch who was delivering the message saw the ministers arguing over Anshun Prefecture and raised his voice slightly, "It's not just Anshun Prefecture..."

"Sanying Prefecture and Yunzhou have formed a joint force of 200,000 rebels, led by Yunzhou leader Jin Chengzong, and are heading straight for Kangzhou!"

After these words were spoken, there was silence in Huijing Hall.

Behind Kangzhou is Longshou Valley, and behind that is the capital city.

If we can’t save the capital, everything will be over!

Emperor Mingde was like being struck by lightning. He could no longer sit still and angrily slammed the table, "I don't want to send troops to slaughter the people. These rebels are forcing me!"

"Ma Tao, listen to my order. I appoint you as the commander-in-chief and lead the 50,000 defenders of Longshou Valley to support Kangzhou immediately. There must be no mistakes."

After deciding on the commander-in-chief, he appointed the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of War and asked them to prepare the supplies needed for the 50,000-strong army.

"This humble official has received your order."

Supporting Kangzhou was imminent. Before walking out of Huijing Hall, Ma Tao looked back at Madam Ma who had accompanied him into the palace for the banquet.

"Madam, the family is relying on you."

Mrs. Ma held her handkerchief tightly, and the worry in her eyes was about to overflow.

Things changed too quickly, her mind was in a mess, and she had so many things to say that when she was about to leave, she couldn't utter a word.

But she knew that a military general's duty was to obey orders. The emperor's decree had been issued, and the only thing she could do now was to ensure that her husband had no worries.

"General, rest assured. I will take good care of my mother-in-law and the child."

Xiaoxuanzi, who was standing beside Emperor Mingde, suddenly covered his stomach, looked painful, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Poison, poisonous..."

Everyone was in an uproar. "Xiao Xuanzi is the one who tested the poison for the emperor. Who is so bold as to poison the emperor?"

Xiaoxuanzi would test the poison half an hour in advance. If he gets poisoned now, doesn't it mean that Emperor Mingde will also get poisoned half an hour later?

Emperor Mingde's face changed slightly, and the Queen lost her composure on the spot, "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"

Concubine Zhao stood up and shouted, "Imperial Physician, call the Imperial Physician!"

Emperor Mingde put his arm around the empress's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, empress. I am not feeling unwell at the moment."

Then he said to Concubine Zhao in a friendly manner: "Concubine, please sit down too. I have nothing to do."

"Your Majesty, I have observed carefully that you only drank the wine and did not touch the food on the table."

Huai En flicked his whisk and pointed at the eunuch standing by his side. "Go and ask the imperial physician to check these drinks."

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

No one dared to start eating before Emperor Mingde, so everyone just drank wine.

As long as the imperial physician finds that the wine is not poisonous, everyone will be safe.

Su Yinyue picked up the pot and poured half a cup of wine, then put it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it. She smelled nothing but the wine, so she picked up the plate to check.

Everyone is curious. When she was doing this, many people in the room were also fiddling with the dishes and checking them. She did not stand out among them.

"The wine is poisonous!"

A panicked female voice came into the hall from outside, "Your Majesty, don't drink it, the wine is poisonous!"

Everyone turned their heads and saw a person dressed as a palace maid being stopped by the guards at the door.

Emperor Mingde said, "Let her in."

The maid fell to the ground and said, "Your servant greets His Majesty."

Emperor Mingde had a blank expression on his face. "Who are you? How do you know that the wine is poisonous?"